Chelsea beat Wrexham 5-0 in Pochettino’s debut

Mauricio Pochettino’s debut as Chelsea’s head coach was successful as they won against Wrexham 5-0 in the 2 sides’ 1^st match in their US tour.

Chelsea 5-0 Wrexham: The Mauricio Pochettino era is up and running as the Blues put five past Hollywood-owned League Two newboys
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Ian Maatsen netted 2 goals before the 1^st half as Conor Gallagher, Christopher Nkunku, and Ben Chilwell – which all entered the match in the 2^nd half scored the other goals in the last 10 minutes of the clash in front of more than 50,000 people at the Kenan Memorial Stadium.

Mauricio gave a chance to many players, as Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, and Noni Madueke were outside the group for the match as they worked to catch up with their fitness.

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However, Pochettino gave a chance from the 1^st minute to all new players – Malo Gusto, Andrey Santos, Diego Moreira, and Nicolas Jackson and the Blues netted after only 3 minutes vs. their League 2 opponent.

“I’m very satisfied because of the attitude,” Chelsea’s manager shared after the victory.

Mauricio Pochettino:

“When you are at Chelsea, all the games are official. Even if we play a friendly with young players it is about that mentality.” pic.twitter.com/363bK1bIM0

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